Week 6 - Challenger 80 (€44,820) - Biella, Italy (indoor hard)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Week 6 - Challenger 80 (€44,820) - Biella, Italy (indoor hard)

emmsie69 · Top national player

Coup Droit wrote:
I take your point, emmsie, and I don't think people should be vilified.

On a similar basis, I hate the sort of accolade of: 'she's cancer free now, she battled really hard'. Which - to me - implies that the other person, who died, DIDN'T battle hard, and it's all their own fault for being a slacker.

However, in this case, I agree with Indy.

We're not talking about individuals and random bad luck.

We're talking about the protocols and measures that a big, rich organisation had in place.

Again, I'm not saying that the LTA fell short, I've no idea, but if Andy and Dan say they did, then I give them a lot of credence.

I hate that too, and another pet peeve is those parents that claim that they love their children just that little bit more because "insert drama here" like the rest of us don't quite love our children as much as them because they haven't had a near death experience or aren't a single parent.

-- Edited by emmsie69 on Monday 8th of February 2021 05:22:53 PM

amaesing · Improver

The Protocol in terms Senior players of who should have been at the NTC is clear. You have to be in the Top 25.

So are we saying that Protocol was broken or that other players within the top 25 are unimportant and shouldn't be there?

In terms of the other health protocols the NTC has done a great job over the Summer allowing the British Tour events to go ahead when all other tennis was locked down.

A lot of people probably wouldn't go near a sweaty Gym outside there own home if they didn't want to get Covid, it's surely high risk, Covid Protocols or not.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

THat's not a great result:

L16: Ivan Sabanov & Matej Sabanov (CRO/CRO) CR 318 (159+159) def. (3) Lloyd Glasspool & Harri Heliövaara (FIN) CR 244 (143+101) 6-3 3-6 10-7

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
THat's not a great result:

L16: Ivan Sabanov & Matej Sabanov (CRO/CRO) CR 318 (159+159) def. (3) Lloyd Glasspool & Harri Heliövaara (FIN) CR 244 (143+101) 6-3 3-6 10-7

Ouch. Disappointing indeed

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

The colour of the court and ball doesn't show up well but it's great to see Andy back out playing a pro match

daisy · County player

It's a long time since I've followed a Challenger, and there are some Rule changes to accommodate Covid19.
So, is it best of 3 full tie-break sets at the moment? Does anyone know?

Madadman · Masters Series Champion

daisy wrote:
It's a long time since I've followed a Challenger, and there are some Rule changes to accommodate Covid19.
So, is it best of 3 full tie-break sets at the moment? Does anyone know?

Yes still 3 full tie-break sets.

Madadman · Masters Series Champion

4700 watching the stream. Don't think I've ever seen that many watching a challenger round 1 on the livesteam.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

He gets there in the end:

L32: (1/WC) Andy Murray WR 125 defeated Maximilian Marterer (GER) WR 203 by 6-7(3) 6-2 6-3

Quite a workout!

*****

L16: (1/WC) Andy Murray WR 125 vs Gian Marco Moroni (ITA) WR 234 (CH = 209 last August)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Victory for Andy, 6-3 in the 3rd set.

Jan · Hall of fame

Great lob to finish with!!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
He gets there in the end:
L32: (1/WC) Andy Murray WR 125 defeated Maximilian Marterer (GER) WR 203 by 6-7(3) 6-2 6-3
Quite a workout!
*****
L16: (1/WC) Andy Murray WR 125 vs Gian Marco Moroni (ITA) WR 234 (CH = 209 last August)

Good to see, seems like he must have been a light match light to start with but stepped up into it?

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Andys stats. Look pretty good

twitter.com/TheTennisTalker/status/1359204214317195274

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Andy up in the 1st set.

4-2* Deuce